Jemima Khan � Formerly Jemimah Goldsmith, Jewish daughter of
billionaire Sir James. At the age of
21 she married famous Pakistani cricket player Imran Khan and
converted to Islam. Changed name to
Haiqa Khan.
"It would seem that a Western woman's happiness hinges largely upon
her access to nightclubs,
alcohol and revealing clothes; and the absence of such apparent
freedom and luxuries in Islamic
societies is seen as an infringement of her basic rights. However,
as we all know, such superficialities
have very little to do with true happiness...."
Art Blakey - American drummer and jazz musician. His contribution to
jazz from 1954 to 1990 as
leader of the Jazz Messengers established the sound Hard Bop,
greatly influencing later generations
of musicians and entertainers. Now known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina
Cat Stevens, world famous British pop singer.
He converted to Islam in 1973 and changed his name to Yusuf
Islam. "I tried Zen and Ching,
numerology, tarot cards and astrology. I tried to look back into the
Bible and could not find anything.
When I received the Quran , a guidance that would explain everything
to me - who I was; what was
the purpose of life; what was the reality and what would be the
reality; and where I came from - I
realized that this was the true religion; religion not in the sense
the West understands it, not
the type for only your old age. In the West, whoever wishes to
embrace a religion and make it his
only way of life is deemed a fanatic. I was not a fanatic; I was at
first confused between the body
and the soul. Then I realized that the body and soul are not apart
and you don't have to go to the
mountain to be religious. We must follow the will of God. Then we
can rise higher than the angels.
The first thing I wanted to do now was to be a Muslim."
www.catstevens.com
Danny Williams- Currently the Commonwealth and British Heavyweight
Boxing Champion.